tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56832485571015105462024-03-18T17:09:19.151-06:00Dave NicholsonDave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.comBlogger3861125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-57166714862079391832024-03-18T16:05:00.003-06:002024-03-18T17:08:47.281-06:00Feeling Abandoned by the SAID Program (Saskatchewan Disability)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjs5tQglcb83JkcPSmMTBU15qsH2kopzSxdH8UqDEXOtvZua8iEtpr8VxhA1FnE6VM4z1ip24rAQZ1WYdwwm0x7wqzjAo-tCE73_aYOEXIIExX2UmDbzd6pzNBj-B7s9U2-LOzmq3MIQZmJl-j1H8UsiZ120mhTAziX8VZp9USXIhYVHZLfT2GK2XlNHff/s1050/Saskatchewan%20Department%20of%20Human%20Services.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjs5tQglcb83JkcPSmMTBU15qsH2kopzSxdH8UqDEXOtvZua8iEtpr8VxhA1FnE6VM4z1ip24rAQZ1WYdwwm0x7wqzjAo-tCE73_aYOEXIIExX2UmDbzd6pzNBj-B7s9U2-LOzmq3MIQZmJl-j1H8UsiZ120mhTAziX8VZp9USXIhYVHZLfT2GK2XlNHff/s320/Saskatchewan%20Department%20of%20Human%20Services.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Saskatchewan Department of Human Services" is the closest translation to Saskatchewan Social Services Department I could get. But I made them a new logo. They are the ones who run the disability here in the province. I know someone is picking up for my working not working there anymore, but it's been a LONG time and no call from them at all. I sent an email request to the email I was told to send it to. I called the number twice after that to leave a message. This is not cool from email to now is 4 working days. In all that time surly, it's my turn to be handled? I'm very upset and it's literally making me sick. So some art therapy is in order I think. To be honest I've had it a LOT better with them than the medical system to say the least, but DANG, I'm stressed out to the max and I am getting frightened that something very bad has gone wrong like thy messed up and closed my file by mistake. It HAS happened to a friend, so don't think it's not possible. Oh, and yes, it's a close rip-off of the Terran Empire logo LOL. All meant in just of course, but I'm getting angry, worried, and physically sick from this long wait. I am not going into it, but I need something done and it to me is urgent. I NEED this by Thursday and it's Monday, and I'm sure it will take a minimum of a day to get it done when and IF I talk to someone. To stress the point, it's been 98% positive to this point in time dealing with them since I went on SAID (disability). Before that when I was just on the dole, I got kind of LOT of stress out of them, and often. But there is nothing like needing a service to do something for you, and being totally ignored. That reminds me, I think it's been 3 years since the doctor ordered a scan for me, and that never happened for some reason - but that's medical not the SAID program. Then again, it's all run by the same government and I honestly don't have a great deal of trust in Government after years of my friends and myself having to deal with them in various ways.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Note: I don't like that I have to send things in to Regina when I live in Moose Jaw, and there is an office here. I feel it's not a good idea at all to have a worker that is in another city. This excludes a few things like a face to face meeting with your worker. The idea that I need to go in and have stuff faxed to my worker in Regina is not OK to me. Sending it in the mail is even more not OK to me, as there is a chance it will get lost or delayed. Right now I have no direct email to whoever the heck is taking my case temporarily, and calling is literally no help to this point in time. I left 2 voicemails, and no one called back. The email I was given has had no reply to my request either. This is just not OK to me at all and is causing me a great deal of stress - I've been having a panic attack non-stop since Friday and this is Monday and the office is about to close in Regina (and here). I'm upset and scared.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">UPDATE (Mar 18, 2024): And there it is, the office is closed for the day and I'm still being left wondering if I'm screwed or not. My tummy hurts a LOT from the stress. I don't think anyone at all is handing my case right now and I don't know if I'm going to get my check on the 27th now. I don't know what is going on and I'm upset A.F.</span></p><p> </p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-86678763958354241392024-03-17T15:35:00.005-06:002024-03-17T15:35:57.187-06:00Lost Respect For Humanity?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwklV7WK2IbZ_npGweSE1hpyByV02k3colfk09Pj-m4wZ3o2AHthovUDEVepP9pU7Bvg2xGGEvsQe6LD7G5Li-WXLHNVQ_pR0IervAinxtZZMgbkW6A1fmt-be3EU_NzdilaD4NvqYnaQkrZuCEkkP6s3BbVbXSv803IkcIdiP3c_7TY8gxgzoqU4zrIp/s800/2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwklV7WK2IbZ_npGweSE1hpyByV02k3colfk09Pj-m4wZ3o2AHthovUDEVepP9pU7Bvg2xGGEvsQe6LD7G5Li-WXLHNVQ_pR0IervAinxtZZMgbkW6A1fmt-be3EU_NzdilaD4NvqYnaQkrZuCEkkP6s3BbVbXSv803IkcIdiP3c_7TY8gxgzoqU4zrIp/s320/2020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been asked when I lost respect for humanity in general. Well, there is more than just a quick answer to that. For the most part, since the 1980's I've had little respect for humanity and have thought we are totally doomed one of these days from our own actions. But the big fall in respect came in 2020 when people started to panic buy everything in site, and the store shelves where left empty.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">For people like myself, and most people I know, it's not possible to just go get a truck load of stuff from the store when we want to do that. In fact for most people alive, this is not a possibility.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the most part it seems to have been the upper middle class who thought, "fuck everyone else, I've got mine." There where people literally on video grabbing stuff out of the hands of little old ladies in the stores.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was hell on earth for people like me who tend to NOT be able to go to the store often and need to shop for the month all at once. The result of these self centered jerks was that I had strict limitations on what I could buy because of it. When you can only get 4 of any product, you need to go to the store very often. This of course made it way less safe for me to even exist as we where not vaccinated against it yet. The other thing is, I'm disabled and it's next to impossible for me to go in and shop.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">People keep asking are we better off now or worse, then saying they think things are worse. How the actual hell do you think it's worse now? Yes prices are way up from our bought of hyper inflation, but at least there are things on the shelves.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then the same jerks ended up trying to return a tone of stuff when they realized they spent every last dine in the bank on all this crap they did not need. When they where not able to return it, they got all manner of upset over it - again self entitled AF.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hell, it was almost imposable to even order a mask at the time. The price of them went way the hell up because people selling them wanted to profit from the downfall of civilization. Thank God the prices went back down in a few weeks.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've never regained respect for humanity after that. Too many people showed that in an emergency, they will screw over every last person on earth to get what they think they need. The fact that these same people are now pretending to be nice folks again also rubs me the wrong way.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's not just 2020 that has done it of course. There is a tone of people it seems that are willing to restrict others rights because they don't agree with their existence. We are seeing it in the USA with laws against medical care for Trans people and the banning of Drag shows and so on. The same people if given a slight bit more power will set things back to the 1950's in regard to human rights.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">We see all kinds of people with total hate toward those who don't agree with them on both sides of the political coin as well. Not to mention the extreme amount of hate for Christians right now on social media in general. The Christians I know are kind caring and affirming folks to say the least. This minority of extremist religious nuts that made it into power does not speak for literally a billion people.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then there is the rejection of science in favor of some guy who made a 3 hour rambling video on YouTube. Not to mention the idea that we must cover up history for no valid reason. There are rumblings of this ideology all over the so called free world right now and I can't see the future being a good one for anyone other than the few in power.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now lets talk about people who don't think twice about $3 coming out of their taxes to go to corporations who are making record profits, and giving out 15 hour a week jobs for as little as possible money wise. The same people that tend to think this is somehow making their life better, will complain about the 50 cents coming off in taxes for the social programs. At the same time they want MORE health care, MORE education for their children, BETTER roads and so on - while demanding that taxes don't go up.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know it seems that I have a total hate of human kind right now, but lets talk about good people. I know a lot of very good people who are doing their best to help others when they can. People who are there when you need to talk about the bad things you are experiencing. People who show love unconditionally. People who want to let others live their lives any way they want, as long as they don't hurt others doing it - even if they DON'T agree with their lifestyle choices.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">To be honest, I'd probable be long dead, or in the street if it was not for the kindness of others in my life. This extends to a great number of people that I barely know, or literally don't know. I see people putting in time to help others. I see them giving what they can. I see organizations run by the people of my community doing their all to help the disabled, the poor, the homeless, the hungry, the sick, the old.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is hope for humanity yet, but to be honest, I think most people are completely apathetic at best and this will be our fall in the end. People will ignore what is happening until they loose their rights and are in a dictatorship. I just hope I am long dead when that happens. But until then, I will praise those who do their all for others, and I WILL do what I can when I can, even if it's just being there to listen.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Peace and Love be with you.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-36190098330532991462024-03-17T14:45:00.002-06:002024-03-17T14:45:45.990-06:006 Blog Posts in 1 - AKA a Lot to Say (Story Time as Well)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDP7tpzhTymzmDjWsHXQkU6vBSMWiYT14E-QpTf_Q_ghIhMODfQrRSVfLm6emubxiyl7320G9QXsvVkldCLBAliU7GC1TySO7Pl9wHmOuezwVk1KSThRQwMHnsTCk4dMMqypidUbXRJtYlkCDZpZrI-dkc6A7Z8Xesfb82sdudzGUnxKMsqc5w6objuKWf/s800/Big%20Tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDP7tpzhTymzmDjWsHXQkU6vBSMWiYT14E-QpTf_Q_ghIhMODfQrRSVfLm6emubxiyl7320G9QXsvVkldCLBAliU7GC1TySO7Pl9wHmOuezwVk1KSThRQwMHnsTCk4dMMqypidUbXRJtYlkCDZpZrI-dkc6A7Z8Xesfb82sdudzGUnxKMsqc5w6objuKWf/s320/Big%20Tree.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is in 2004 when I was almost 500 lbs. The tree is in a park in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. The thing is, trees in Saskatchewan don't tend to get even close to the size of this one. Also, I'm not sure if it's still there, as I've not been down there in at least 13 years. It was not in great shape, and had a crack in it that was being held together with metal cable. I am reminded there was a, "soul tree" in the aria in the 1980's it was cut down due to, "Satanic Panic". There was a rumor that the local devil cult was going to sacrifice a baby on the spot. This was totally unfounded of course, as they tended to just do drugs and hang out talking about a made up heritage. It's the same year that city council had people not send their children out on Halloween for the same reason. This turned out to be the work of one mouthy 13 year old that spread the falsehoods all over the place. There was also an incident with a daycare where the children interviewed where lead to say all kinds of bizarre and impossible things at the time. One little boy claimed an axe handle was placed inside his penis. There where claims that a great number of children where sacrificed in the aria as well. The couple running the daycare where found to have not done anything wrong, but the very public manner in how it was dealt with destroyed them.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kX3h68F25XWjhBptOaziL8Voo2NimRafr6K_AHcVX4BKOHD1vHAd6SugFdHKvKZgSeDsSZAoIB1dnYlDFCv4oLhHV7mjj01miFCRxWXG-hG_OLeZkOda2usrFl5ZWMbtZs09WdHRQ4pqZ7s6z2JAvSnUMml3U7PykzIcDy5vSErPjv0CXg9883-a9FYi/s800/Patrick's%20Kitty%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kX3h68F25XWjhBptOaziL8Voo2NimRafr6K_AHcVX4BKOHD1vHAd6SugFdHKvKZgSeDsSZAoIB1dnYlDFCv4oLhHV7mjj01miFCRxWXG-hG_OLeZkOda2usrFl5ZWMbtZs09WdHRQ4pqZ7s6z2JAvSnUMml3U7PykzIcDy5vSErPjv0CXg9883-a9FYi/s320/Patrick's%20Kitty%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's currently St. Patrick's day. I am not really into it anymore to say the least, but it's fun to see all the posts on Facebook and Instagram. Back in the day my friends and myself would go to the pub in the evening and have a couple pints of beer that had been turned green with food coloring. There would be Irish music playing of course. We would be wearing green, as it was what one did. It was a very fun time and back then I did not tend to overdo it when the drinking all that often. So it would be a nice evening, then back home. We never made a huge deal out of it like some places, but we did enjoy it as a community.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlhzmiNHkTayZWfmUqI2V3dBlSbNS8WV1PFcnNe915mTN8kYE4-DVo_zS3uMMtXZLcjJwVzZHEopGqpA2XF5gszLd2S26PriFR3V7pUAKDDvKhx7_y3QzbwA3yQ2IbhL9WIbmrDmWKX5XxbsMKTla-z05NwLdraVuv7W-b9Pe_IaHn72InrKqXZ-6vHIy/s800/Drinking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlhzmiNHkTayZWfmUqI2V3dBlSbNS8WV1PFcnNe915mTN8kYE4-DVo_zS3uMMtXZLcjJwVzZHEopGqpA2XF5gszLd2S26PriFR3V7pUAKDDvKhx7_y3QzbwA3yQ2IbhL9WIbmrDmWKX5XxbsMKTla-z05NwLdraVuv7W-b9Pe_IaHn72InrKqXZ-6vHIy/s320/Drinking.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a story I was told once that the gift of whiskey was given to mankind by a crow. The crow of course was a Celtic God in disguise. It was a blessing and a curse at the same time. It had the ability to be used to bond and to be used as medicine. However it also had the ability to destroy peoples lives. Whiskey let in the bad spirits and if the took root, you where doomed to a life of poverty and crime. It also allowed the bad spirits to make you violent and thus they got a sacrifice of blood and fed off of the anger. To be honest, I've never seen this written anywhere, so I am guessing the old man who told this to me either made it up or it was part of his personal family history passed down over the ages. Either way, I found it interesting and entertaining.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDLAT9QJahwlXPJfJjuz4e1iq_9T1B6uWxJg7C0maXJrwGSfcAfZpCL4OBokwtXD-hUGFPIYpv7pRIH3xBMWL2bqiQAOxWNFbTRywDv1KYmYsu4nEO888lsG-F7EJ7oqTHy2-Ir72oxK_kTi6AA1DRRaTPg3JP8X5KvDMFfI8WYqaH8AMV2bMH2F4YFlb/s800/Screenshot_20240307_092107_Messages.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDLAT9QJahwlXPJfJjuz4e1iq_9T1B6uWxJg7C0maXJrwGSfcAfZpCL4OBokwtXD-hUGFPIYpv7pRIH3xBMWL2bqiQAOxWNFbTRywDv1KYmYsu4nEO888lsG-F7EJ7oqTHy2-Ir72oxK_kTi6AA1DRRaTPg3JP8X5KvDMFfI8WYqaH8AMV2bMH2F4YFlb/s320/Screenshot_20240307_092107_Messages.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now this is the result of my trying to use voice to text in the early morning and not having my glasses on. I said, "I can't go for coffee, I've got diarrhea badly." But it turned it into this. The person I was texting to got the drift of it thankfully. It's amazing how often voice to text fails me. Some times, there is a word I have no idea how to spell, and the voice to text has no idea what I'm saying. I end up saying it over and over, and every time it comes up with the wrong thing, but a different wrong thing every time somehow. All this technology and we can't get it to understand what we are saying. On that note, I had Alexa the other day order condoms because the person in the movie told his Alexa to order them. I had to fire up the app, and cancel the order. It's kind of a bother at times. The Alexa is supposed to be keyed to my voice, as that is how it is set up, but often it responds to a voice that is not even close to mine.</span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYwLv_STFRMB5qEbVYNEkLCyni75xQ1bxLv4jKyGidF1o-57g-h0MGmEjw255WjXGI7lEwqUjrjfFfVe8lp3UvHg1QsS5giYVQAIC3qw8oPXfxD7LBT3Drz_0OQDUNHyu3M0dESXdOgPxfBL1d4uRuoqxMO_r8rsJiZx_RFabHYyTlkMIcWABRTAIfzuv/s800/FB%20Bot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="800" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYwLv_STFRMB5qEbVYNEkLCyni75xQ1bxLv4jKyGidF1o-57g-h0MGmEjw255WjXGI7lEwqUjrjfFfVe8lp3UvHg1QsS5giYVQAIC3qw8oPXfxD7LBT3Drz_0OQDUNHyu3M0dESXdOgPxfBL1d4uRuoqxMO_r8rsJiZx_RFabHYyTlkMIcWABRTAIfzuv/s320/FB%20Bot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bots are a bother all the time on social media and on YouTube in the comments of the big name YouTubers. This one came on Facebook and you can see it's a bloody bot. The account is new AF and does not respond in kind to what I replied to it. As well it had replied to a bunch of peoples comments in the group this was in. On X their fearless owner claimed once to have gotten rid of the bots. Well I am blocking 2 to 5 bots a day on X, and they tend to be the only ones who start following me on there - I have very few actual humans following my account on there. A friend has had a tone of them follow him on Tic Tok and thinks they are real women LOL - we can't convince him they are bots.</span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYql_CkjAVOh2vNfK6vCMBQ9OziSNR7sK_dE8IxPB4ngfGFI_AiKKI89SH6VARAVvp5rRBCCalNAQhUGiL6Xb2fJrlaEDFydb-ilqARu15m1hxJhyphenhyphenKwHpIrZWJU8eXSNqpNh8HaNeu1-Qs2gcJR0KNJUKF78kLVpwO3zxPEnIUeAXWI6AxP4J1aW6onYP/s330/WTF%20LOL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="330" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYql_CkjAVOh2vNfK6vCMBQ9OziSNR7sK_dE8IxPB4ngfGFI_AiKKI89SH6VARAVvp5rRBCCalNAQhUGiL6Xb2fJrlaEDFydb-ilqARu15m1hxJhyphenhyphenKwHpIrZWJU8eXSNqpNh8HaNeu1-Qs2gcJR0KNJUKF78kLVpwO3zxPEnIUeAXWI6AxP4J1aW6onYP/s320/WTF%20LOL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This last one is just strange. I've had odd things pop up on a bunch of platforms. Once I saw files that where not mine in my cloud on Gdrive. This is on Bing and I had gone to save an image to the collections. Well I'd not used it ever, so imagine my surprise when I saw these folders (and others) listed. I refreshed and tried to save again, and the folders where gone. I've got no idea WTF that was about, but to say the least, never put anything online you don't want to share, because God knows where it may show up after some strange bug happens.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">AI Images made with <a href="https://www.bing.com/images/create?FORM=GENILP" target="_blank">Bing Image Creator</a>.</span></div>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-21778061485076977502024-03-17T11:06:00.002-06:002024-03-17T11:06:23.670-06:00Medical Update (Disturbing Photo Warning)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5SjsKwrdD74m_xF9_1UWDU05JEQr8rRw_hMY7CcFKy8jPnS2e2EIaEhLjeBhhIkcPKCLaKemJTW-mpX5i1PG2-nQAhJolavZu0qDlsDLvzhV93vm61jowaEnXYm2UCb351GyJnayYIT668Nd-sR6m4S3NdVCpSs9I3npt8iK8a3NVEla-Mt93doYpAgH/s800/ABC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5SjsKwrdD74m_xF9_1UWDU05JEQr8rRw_hMY7CcFKy8jPnS2e2EIaEhLjeBhhIkcPKCLaKemJTW-mpX5i1PG2-nQAhJolavZu0qDlsDLvzhV93vm61jowaEnXYm2UCb351GyJnayYIT668Nd-sR6m4S3NdVCpSs9I3npt8iK8a3NVEla-Mt93doYpAgH/s320/ABC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Dec. 31, 2023 I was laying on the floor in my apartment for 7 hours after falling when I got too drunk. I wan not able to get up and it took some time for anyone to hear me calling for help. I find it amazing that the people on either side of me, or across the hall heard nothing, but the lady way down the hall did hear me. She called an ambulance for me and I was helped off the floor with use of an air bag designed just for this task. I was taken to the hospital and seen right away.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">When in the hospital I was advised I needed a CT scan of my brain right away, as I'm on blood thinners and they worried about bleeding into my brain, since I could not recall falling. The CT operator in the Moose Jaw hospital was not available and I had to be taken to Regina General to have the scan.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fortunately, I did not have any bleeding in my brain. I have to say, that after being on the floor for 7 hours, if I did, I'd be dead or a salad plate by the time I was found. But better to be cautious than to not. But I did have Rhabdomyolysis - a condition that was caused by the excessive drinking and the fall. It literally damages the muscles and emits a dangerous enzyme into your blood. This can in extreme cases (and mine was) shut down your kidneys or even kill you.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">For many days I was not able to lift my own feet into the bed in the hospital and needed help. I also needed help getting up from a sitting position. The damage to my muscles was astonishing to me being that it happened in a short 7 hour span. It was also rather difficult to walk for a couple of days.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was in for a total of 9 days and it took that long to have the strength back to be able to function in my own home alone again. It also took over 2 months to get back to the way I was before I fell. It was hard to even get into my friends car, and I had to lift my legs in with my hands, one at a time.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was visited by a therapy person and she gave me exercises to do to help build the strength in my legs again. At first it was hard to do them, but it got more easy as the days went on. I was also very much a fall risk for a while there as I was unstable on my feet. But now I'm mostly back to normal and grateful that I am still able to be in my own home.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Dh3lOB0A8-Dj_prjHhQUe2znStgoVFCqBswETAYGH9PVryl68-4fbtAvTJ_KHn0bE3RuX9G42otH8eOk1Oa19GE7kNpVHK3Loef7fCkvAgKsp5GoREnwEVBdBkb78xpmPMi4WEmMvWrkTNsGojvO6zwqwQ5KHOxP1ohfFgwoXOid1SSvYzITs2GN2HtR/s800/Knee%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Dh3lOB0A8-Dj_prjHhQUe2znStgoVFCqBswETAYGH9PVryl68-4fbtAvTJ_KHn0bE3RuX9G42otH8eOk1Oa19GE7kNpVHK3Loef7fCkvAgKsp5GoREnwEVBdBkb78xpmPMi4WEmMvWrkTNsGojvO6zwqwQ5KHOxP1ohfFgwoXOid1SSvYzITs2GN2HtR/s320/Knee%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My right knee as it was on Jan 4, 2024. This is not as bad as it was when I went into the hospital, but you can see I scraped it up rather badly. I was nude at the time of my fall, and I got carpet burn. I also had burses on my back for some reason. By stomach also had burses on it, as well as my right side. The worst part of the knee was it became itchy as heck and stayed that way for many days. Below you see the same knee today (time of this post) and you can see, there are marks that will never go away.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">To this day, I still desire to drink, but have abstained for the most part (had a couple of slips ups). It's amazing how even almost dying did not kill the desire to drink until I'm fall down drunk.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">As well, the fact I'm on blood thinners, and the amount of booze I consumed that night, I could have ended up bleeding inside and died. If I do drink in the future, I'll be dramatically limiting it (I have drank a couple of times and have kept it to a minimum). The best thing to do, is to not drink of course, but I can't say I won't. I can however say, I won't drink until I'm blacked out drunk ever again. I do very much enjoy the feeling of being altered by the booze. But I WILL limit intake for the rest of my life, or just not drink at all when I desire to do so.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCyyKINhNpSAb7UKYPonWHJ99iJ9PQY86mzITGHf_ARF3SdsnHymGvfFk0P5toaqaouPx3g_NwzAKarR2jU0qHvNyFhqrvoq0X8_k9oe9cUHZ6SGmPrbBvfwNGYmQdeGyY2Brhsy5U9gjIA5yAqI6ELWLbg8g7dztzST1p1j3o95xJt38OfijKn9azD4L/s800/Knee%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCyyKINhNpSAb7UKYPonWHJ99iJ9PQY86mzITGHf_ARF3SdsnHymGvfFk0P5toaqaouPx3g_NwzAKarR2jU0qHvNyFhqrvoq0X8_k9oe9cUHZ6SGmPrbBvfwNGYmQdeGyY2Brhsy5U9gjIA5yAqI6ELWLbg8g7dztzST1p1j3o95xJt38OfijKn9azD4L/s320/Knee%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p></div>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-54088054761162898112024-03-16T11:33:00.000-06:002024-03-16T11:33:12.136-06:00Don't Let Hate Discourage You, You Are Valid<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-CNFWBuEdz2AlnAYHHLRNOKmsRoBPQGt27Qtt3q0yftWE90pgVnqdVeuozCWVpP2XLVQNFcI2hAVLTUX-PV9Osglri23CQ-yDLpPhoAJWQN0Xa4x0g8cRsDuW8IVH20G6z1VyVzPu07zGmMsUCy6xh7Z0BEnyA75tbQIiAityj2CJKtQkdv3v5Y-1OEy/s800/Angry%20Young%20Man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-CNFWBuEdz2AlnAYHHLRNOKmsRoBPQGt27Qtt3q0yftWE90pgVnqdVeuozCWVpP2XLVQNFcI2hAVLTUX-PV9Osglri23CQ-yDLpPhoAJWQN0Xa4x0g8cRsDuW8IVH20G6z1VyVzPu07zGmMsUCy6xh7Z0BEnyA75tbQIiAityj2CJKtQkdv3v5Y-1OEy/s320/Angry%20Young%20Man.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been online since 1997. First in the news groups that where the big thing in the day, then on YouTube and several social media sites that popped up in the early days. I've seen sites come and go, and I've also seen a hell of a lot of angry people who hide behind a screen to lash out at others.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I say I've seen a lot of hate, I mean a LOT. Being a person of size, and of the LGBTQ+ community who never hid who I am, I ran into a lot of people looking to offend. I have to admit, in the early days, it worked as I was not on the right meds and my emotions where all over the place and I would go from extremely happy, to very sad in seconds - pissed off was easy in that time frame. But it was not long before I ended up being treated for my mental illness in a correct manner and it was all levered out. After this, it was water off a ducks back, and it became very hard to offend me.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had the ability to reason, and realized how sad a life people like this have. They need to feel some small level of power, and even though 95% of the time when they randomly attack someone online, it does not effect the person under attack, they feel some rush of power (even if it is unwarranted). These are the kinds of people who have not felt what it is to be loved, as they are not capable of feeling loved. Even when they end up in a relationship, they don't tend to last long in them. The partner either realizes how negative and controlling they are and leaves, or they just where it in for the short haul and moved on to a better mark.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the well more than 20 years I've been online, I have to say, not once have I ran into a "hater" who I thought was smart. They always fall well short of the mark in that respect and post all kinds of generic comments with no incite to them at all.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes there are the very mentally ill ones who latch onto a few people and won't let go. They are no exception to the rule, and are just as lacking in imagination and intellect. The only difference is they are clinically obsessed with someone and literally those people become part of their world, and they can't live without them. 100% of the time these people tend to think the people they latch onto have done something wrong, and they feel they need to do something about that. Almost never is it in reality that these people did something to harm the person latched onto them.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've seen so very many times when someone leaves a comment to a person online and tells them "you are causing this." The reality is, no they are not causing it, this is totally fabricated in the mind of the person attacking. As soon as you see this, you know for certain that the person attacking is irrational and not grounded in reality at all.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is the price of being public that you get this kind of thing and it is to be expected. For example I've been on YouTube on one channel or another for 17 years now and I've seen it all. From the totally unhinged to those who just want a reaction because they feel a lack of power and control in their lives. These are people you should not be angry with, as you have it extremely better than they do most of the time.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've read studies (multiple) that always seem to have the same view of online attackers. They all seem to be lower than average intelligence, mostly loners, mostly incapable of feeling love or expressing it, underemployed or not at all employed, have a personality disorder and generally are afraid of people in real life, thus them staying home all day and being online constantly.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are the super Waco's out there that go public. They are the most unhinged of the lot. They make long rambling videos about some conspiracy they either made up in their minds, or believe because it makes sense in their twisted view of reality. The kind of person that turns 20 minutes of content into 2 hours because they just keep repeating the same thing over and over in a slightly different way in their videos, or podcasts, or blogs. These are the ones you have to look out for, as they are more likely to actually commit a violent crime in the justification of defending their reality.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">To wrap this up, a hater is going to hate. Your validity as a human does not have anything at all to do with the way someone sees you through the filter of irrational thinking. It's a choice you make to be angry, offended, or just move on past this tinny little blip in your reality. Don't let it become anything more than a couple seconds of discomfort at best. The vast majority of people out there are decent people, see that, and not the tinny amount of bad people who are not thinking correctly. Love yourself, and love others. Be strong in your will and keep knowing you are valid, loved and accepted. Go with love and have a wonderful day.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">NOTE: Image generated by <a href="https://www.bing.com/images/create?FORM=GENILP" target="_blank">Bing Image Generator</a>.</span> </p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-24986545544134088392024-03-15T08:40:00.004-06:002024-03-15T08:40:54.430-06:00220 Questions in 22 Parts<div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 1 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What’s something you wish you could do again for the first time? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Name a hard but important lesson you’ve learned.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What is hard for you but easy for others? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What do you want but will never have? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What’s your most controversial opinion? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What fictional character do you most relate to?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. When do you feel like the best version of yourself? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What book, movie or video game made you change the way you look at the world? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What occupation do you admire but could never do?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. Who is your nemesis? Why?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 2 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. How are things getting better? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. How are things getting worse? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What person do you most look up to? Why?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What story have you told people the most? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What are your top 5 TV series?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What job would you choose to have if money were no object?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What’s the fastest way to make you mad? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What is the most useless skill you have? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What is your least favorite word? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What have you learned this week that you’ll never forget? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 3 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What’s the best way to spend a birthday? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What one sentence about how to live sticks with you most? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What’s a key memory that has an impact on your personality? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What big mistake turned out just fine? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What’s the biggest fight you’ve been in? What started it? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What’s the dumbest thing you’ve bought? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What do you know isn’t real, but want badly for it to exist?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Am you the Walrus?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What is something that gets weirder the more you think about it?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What would you title your autobiography?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 4 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. How would you summarize your life so far in one sentence?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Who is the best person you’ve ever met? What made them the best? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What’s something you predicted would happen and then actually did? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What question would you really like answered? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What is wrong with society? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What was the hardest decision you’ve ever made?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. You have one year to live. How do you spend it?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What is your favorite word? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. Have you ever cried in public? Why? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What’s something you are terrible at? Will you improve one day? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 5 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What always makes you smile? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What do you value much more now that it’s gone? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What expensive thing is definitely worth it? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. Who do you wish were still alive? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What’s something you really wanted that turned out to be overrated?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. If you could instantly quadruple your sense of smell, would you?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What’s the best gift you’ve ever been given? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What have you created that you’re proud of? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. How are you different from your parents? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What do you love that most people don’t? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 6 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What do you hate that most people don’t? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What’s one thing you really hate but have no good reason to?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What is your favorite thing? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What’s the craziest thing you’ve done? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What celebrity do you most admire? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What small, insignificant thing gives you joy?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What’s a weird thing you do that nobody notices? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What was the best day of your life?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. Do you fit a stereotype? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What can you forgive but never forget?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 7 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. Two hours into a fun party, are you more energized or exhausted? Why? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What is the best compliment you’ve ever received? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What character trait makes you instantly respect somebody? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What is a funny thing you’ve seen recently on the Internet? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What’s your most vivid nightmare? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. Describe the first thing that pops in your mind when asked to describe the best day of your life.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. If you like this, please say so on my subreddit, /r/family_hour</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What is easy for you but hard for others? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What is your favorite quote? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What is the most important quality you look for in a friend?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 8 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What scientific or technological advance blows your mind?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Is it better to be a grownup or a kid? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What’s something that you wish was socially acceptable? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. Name the worst film you’ve ever seen. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What would be the most alarming thing God could tell everyone?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What was an opportunity you turned down? Why? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. Where would you live on the planet if money didn’t matter? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What immediately makes you think less of somebody?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What is an annoying phrase or word that should just stop? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What do people assume because of your appearance? Are they right or wrong? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 9 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. How would you like to die? When? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What were the longest 5 minutes of your life? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What did you love doing, but would never do again? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What object best defines your identity? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. Do you believe in fate? Or is everything mostly chaos?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. Do you wish you were more involved with your extended family? Why or why not?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What is always funny? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Can you still recite the longest thing you’ve memorized? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What’s changed the most about you in the past two years? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What’s your greatest accomplishment?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 10 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What fear do you have that is completely justifiable? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Who was the last person you talked to? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. Are you currently chasing what makes you happy? Why or why not?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What was the worst day of your life? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What are you proud of that you haven’t done? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. If you could give a thank you note to anyone in the world, who would it be? Why? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Describe your perfect meal.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What is something you never thought you’d be able to do, until you actually did it?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. If you could fix one major world problem, what would you pick?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 11 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What will you likely forget someday but never forgive? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What question do you love answering? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What grudge do you need to let go of? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What was the best opportunity you ever received? How did it work out?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What’s the biggest difference between this generation of kids and older people? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What is the quality you admire the most in the person you like the least? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What are the books/movies/games/things that always make you feel better when you get down?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What’s the last really generous or kind thing you did? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What’s a misconception people have about people your age? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. If you could change one thing about yourself physically, what would you change?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 12 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What would you like yours to be?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What are you either at rock bottom or peaking on? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What’s a trend you can’t stand? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What did you expect to hate but actually loved? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What core principles do you have that won’t change? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. Has anyone close to you ever died? What helped you get through it?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. If you could inhabit another person for a day and just watch, who would you pick? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What’s something you wish you enjoyed but never can seem to?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What is the worst thing about the place you live? What is the best thing?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What historical event would you most like to have experienced?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 13 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. Have you gone through any phases in your life? What is the most notable one?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. How are you feeling today? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What happened the last time you were punished? Was it fair? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What’s your favorite song lyric? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What was the scariest moment of your life so far?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What are your top 5 TV miniseries? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What do you get the most compliments about?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What smells bring back memories? Why? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What’s the worst piece of advice you’ve been given? Did you follow it? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What do you wish you could remember better? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 14 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What is worth dying for? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck sized horses?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. How often do you feel you let people down? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. If you could ask your future self one thing, what would it be?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What 3 things would you like to accomplish before dying? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. When was the last time you really, really laughed? Why? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. If you had a billboard that everyone on the planet had to read, what would it say? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What’s an obscure fact you know?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What film, video game or book has the best ending? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What are you really tired of explaining? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 15 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. Name something you’re irrationally afraid of.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. In a fight to the death what’s your go-to strategy? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What makes you feel at peace? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. If you can’t sleep, what do you usually think about?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What about yourself took the longest to accept? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What’s your favorite conspiracy theory? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What’s the first thing you’d like people to notice about you? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What situation made you feel like an idiot?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What’s something you’re secretly proud of? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 16 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. If you could use a time machine, would you rather have one that only goes back in time or only goes forward?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Do you think humanity will go extinct? If so, when? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What single event or decision most affected the rest of your life? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What was the worst year of your life? The best?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What would you like to be remembered for?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What has been the biggest change of heart you’ve had? Why?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. Do you need some advice? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Somebody is going to borrow your life for the day. What’s your advice to them? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What outfit makes you feel invincible? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What worries you a lot? What would fix it? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 17 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What is something you’re terrible at but wish you could do well?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What is the most trivial thing about which you have a strong opinion?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. If you like this, please say so on my subreddit, /r/family_hour</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. Which superpower would you prefer: the ability to fly or invisibility? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. Where do you wish you had grown up?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What do you want to tell someone but haven’t yet? Why not? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What’s your favorite family tradition? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What’s a habit you’d like to build?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. Is it smart to be a pessimist?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What’s a habit you’d like to break?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 18 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What have you improvised really well?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Can people really change?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What are the best & worst things about the two people you spend the most time around outside of family?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What’s something you like about someone listening that you’ve never told them?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. Can being alone become a habit?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What’s a grooming, beauty or fashion tip that people should know?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What’s an insult you’ll always remember?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. When was the last time you cringed? Why?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What’s a terrible example of doing what the majority says?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What’s the worst TV show ever?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 19 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What’s a terrible example of going it alone?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Who is the worst villain ever?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What are you planning on doing but probably won’t?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What animal would you be for a day?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What’s the most overrated film you’ve seen?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What one thing could you do to make the people around you happier? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. Who do you think is a really good leader? What makes that person so?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Would you prefer the superpower of zoom vision or zoom hearing at will? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. Would you rather be a funny idiot, or a humorless genius?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. What are your top 5 favorite films? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 20 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. What used to scare you?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What makes someone funny? Who is a good example of this? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. Has anything supernatural or spooky ever happened to you? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. When was the last time you put in an extreme amount of effort? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What is the most beautiful thing in the world? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What will you be nostalgic for in 30 years?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What 3 things are most essential in life?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Have you ever experienced culture shock?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. If you and one other person were to get matching tattoos, what would the image be? Who is the other person? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. Did you slap anyone lately? Did you want to?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 21 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. Any intrusive thoughts you want to talk about?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Would you and your clone get along? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. What’s the worst color? Where did you last see it? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What would you change if you knew you were never going to die?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What’s something on your to-do list that somebody else listening could do? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What would you buy if you won $1 million? $1 billion? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. If AI took all the jobs, what would you do? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. What’s a famous superpower you’d never want? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. What’s something you like about somebody who is listening? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. If you could have an extra door in your house that opened to anywhere, where would you choose for it to lead?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">220 Questions Part 22 of 22</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. How badly can you hum a song that we can still guess what it is? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. What do people complain about but we’re actually pretty lucky to have? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. Who do you know that gets teased too much? Why? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. What makes a good parent? Could you be one?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. What’s the most frequent thought you’ve had this week? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. What should be your New Year’s resolution next year? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. What do people of the opposite gender not understand about your gender? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Have you ever been to a different country?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. Have you ever gotten sick in public?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. Recall a funny moment on a family vacation.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoBlFFTyPNHokJWfjiPuBB2IwvUOit3MPlB_twPrRm7vApEWhTJsr9LoqPYHNd9EhRM4qqiWYisOc5TzmLnflRWUqCa3nyH6zSBZq4l7Vgv7QQ-1IdOFbvB31XYyARcHzQxLuS_lZXM9P4junR_Pl49ggTG8cZ48lbOjofwfLRtu1BqyH5twRM1_3hyYl/s800/Question%20Kitty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoBlFFTyPNHokJWfjiPuBB2IwvUOit3MPlB_twPrRm7vApEWhTJsr9LoqPYHNd9EhRM4qqiWYisOc5TzmLnflRWUqCa3nyH6zSBZq4l7Vgv7QQ-1IdOFbvB31XYyARcHzQxLuS_lZXM9P4junR_Pl49ggTG8cZ48lbOjofwfLRtu1BqyH5twRM1_3hyYl/w200-h200/Question%20Kitty.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-37448190700890661892024-03-13T07:06:00.002-06:002024-03-13T07:06:51.342-06:0025 Questions for You<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. What are the advantages of being single?</span></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-e58664bf-7fff-e215-bc0a-60d69f482a6d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. If you could choose to have never been born, would you?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. If you could live your life over from the age of 10 with all the knowledge you have now, would you?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. How do you deal with a person who gets angry over some little thing?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. Do you think society in general is becoming more depressed?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. Have you ever been manipulated by anyone?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">7. Have you ever cheated on a lover?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">8. Have you ever been cheated on by a lover?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">9. What’s the best thing to say after someone rejects you?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">10. Did a past friend turn out to not be the person you thought they were?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">11. When was the time you lost faith in humanity?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">12. Do good and evil exist external to the human condition?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">13. What is a talent you wish you had?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">14. What are 3 good memories you have from your youth?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">15. If you could instantly learn 3 languages, what would they be?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">16. What are 3 regrets you have?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">17. Do you have a 5 year plan?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">18. Does pain really change who a person is?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">19. What of the 5 senses would you say is your strongest? (touch, smell, sight, hearing, and taste)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">20. Would you rather have a healthy life for 50 more years, or $50 million?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">21. Would you like to live on a Mars colony?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">22. Have you ever been on a cruise ship?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">23. What is your favorite book?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">24. What is a book that influenced your life?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">25. If you could have free food once a week for life, would it be Chinese food, Mexican food, Thai food, Ukrainian food, or Canadian food?</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">{<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY4eZK4hgi8" target="_blank">LINK</a>} to my video answering the questions.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Bv891trOlQqYAOVZXkaxTQbeKKTdfN0ObX9kvmYm2C8mRmB5zKR3ycJECrzSu3xgIIX4FcFHduRfSCRaquEdoTaPufJMCKM7zR6Ygn-42Rs6fJqAuqjTnXStMVP_ZktGVhnmbmqE2koDCLq38l51DC_TJ7y1peWkAuvn3r8_N9VmC34aBCh_74Q3P34T/s1280/Image1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Bv891trOlQqYAOVZXkaxTQbeKKTdfN0ObX9kvmYm2C8mRmB5zKR3ycJECrzSu3xgIIX4FcFHduRfSCRaquEdoTaPufJMCKM7zR6Ygn-42Rs6fJqAuqjTnXStMVP_ZktGVhnmbmqE2koDCLq38l51DC_TJ7y1peWkAuvn3r8_N9VmC34aBCh_74Q3P34T/w400-h225/Image1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div></span>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-76919017021715087072024-03-13T06:08:00.002-06:002024-03-13T06:08:32.459-06:00The Crystal City, Hub of the Afterlife<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUlPSKfOMmtJw8mtOfbOBht1CoMHX0rl18L4BX5_iT4s0FzbWaYPbQfTlcBz-Yq-VRrlH2aMPvPB7OdbjDZn9_l1qTD75UYcYuYdY7GoTSALHE0Qa27jKhEsTqZ3kZBfyz7rXL-KRSmuyrRj99GCtyGDgun38hgZGulLZTcbpMPaDkbZMjCAiR34PpHi3/s800/Crystal%20City.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUlPSKfOMmtJw8mtOfbOBht1CoMHX0rl18L4BX5_iT4s0FzbWaYPbQfTlcBz-Yq-VRrlH2aMPvPB7OdbjDZn9_l1qTD75UYcYuYdY7GoTSALHE0Qa27jKhEsTqZ3kZBfyz7rXL-KRSmuyrRj99GCtyGDgun38hgZGulLZTcbpMPaDkbZMjCAiR34PpHi3/s320/Crystal%20City.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Crystal City is the hub in the afterlife it is said. In this place you are judged and then if needed educated. You go from the city to other places in the dimension to life and/or work. It is said that bearings from many worlds and even other dimensions are in the city. The ones that are there do the work of education and a panel of beings judges you worthy or not. They review your entire life and mark in your personal book of life if every action was positive or negative (good or evil). If you are judged unworthy, you are transported to a place that is filled with others of your kind and you are left to fend for yourselves. If you are worthy, you must select a place to stay, once that is done, you are given all the knowledge you need to live and possibly work there. Not everyone choses to work in the afterlife but some do. You can manifest things for yourself in the place you are sent, so work is only for peace of mind, and not needed. It is also said that sex as we know it does not exist in this dimension, instead you merge with the other being and experience their love and desires and knowledge. Travel to other places is possible by way of portholes. You can also view the world you where from to look in on your loved ones, but only the most powerful of beings, the most enlightened can give hints to the loved ones and influence them for the better. Pets do not enter the afterlife, but you can manifest them into being just as they where in your memories. Once you are trained, it is no longer possible for you to do bad things. One last thing is, there are no portholes out of the places that the bad people are sent, and they cannot leave them, nor can they manifest things, and they are left eternally wanting. and fighting with each other.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Note: This is based on the telling's of more than one person I have encountered in my life and added mythos of my own.</span></div> <p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-82358459353863277192024-03-12T09:59:00.001-06:002024-03-12T09:59:37.198-06:00Fettuccine With Spicy Rose Sauce<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsJreBmr48M8thFKAIJhmYWgQbWO3ah8csj7SA2FWXpphF5fKh_SuWCiuuuaT85aNPq6QZaXXQIjTOsn_OHgkSknD-SURwqoq5kZVAZtTROtE5h8MMEaxHXDcwbEGpDNLnLw2DLFsu8lRmFksMAVjVG9oQXj1X8vSlDnUI5rMckACpbDTJ9NytLMAR2pp/s888/Pasta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsJreBmr48M8thFKAIJhmYWgQbWO3ah8csj7SA2FWXpphF5fKh_SuWCiuuuaT85aNPq6QZaXXQIjTOsn_OHgkSknD-SURwqoq5kZVAZtTROtE5h8MMEaxHXDcwbEGpDNLnLw2DLFsu8lRmFksMAVjVG9oQXj1X8vSlDnUI5rMckACpbDTJ9NytLMAR2pp/s320/Pasta.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fettuccine noodles cooked the way you prefer them, I like them oh so slightly firm. The rose sauce is just some discount pasta sauce in a can. You then add a bit of heavy cream and mix it in well (medium heat). Next a splash of sriracha, and some dried Italian herbs. I also added some onion powder. It's not that expensive and it's a nice change now and then. There is more salt that I should be eating, but now and then won't kill me. My edema was going off anyway, so I had it.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-17407583806493812542024-03-12T09:47:00.002-06:002024-03-12T09:47:15.457-06:00Photo Blog (Mar 11, 2024)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqKxEP-bzM2JAm-O4aC6zfVWoLIzHyRoTxsS0xTL_xR83vE5dOFfTQyJlejZv62es63tPVMDcrzQle5EtueA1wqqFheRSFjewKn6EoFGO0CGgxH4k0kXWUBX_WQ68W8DVUdSMlQPaG1XpFm_IQopmdDzx3rKIIkKblSBQSVGBhyD0siACpNog2GEUgEXU/s800/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqKxEP-bzM2JAm-O4aC6zfVWoLIzHyRoTxsS0xTL_xR83vE5dOFfTQyJlejZv62es63tPVMDcrzQle5EtueA1wqqFheRSFjewKn6EoFGO0CGgxH4k0kXWUBX_WQ68W8DVUdSMlQPaG1XpFm_IQopmdDzx3rKIIkKblSBQSVGBhyD0siACpNog2GEUgEXU/s16000/01.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Need to wash the bedding I think. Maybe one or two more months.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUwJw-Puvt5sWuHikEGZqGEweI_OsgWe9yK8jvumYFXKIr9nYONSyWeMg3QBX89OahKYMNzuRDLpv2DYFgMm7cY21pzHsHIdAllC_6QJxG33IvCHPNKlkEfXFSN5g6NuxqL9oWnSc6JfdKKV1aA_we2LoQMCFYOaW9Gz0tvLL4rfTA50HfA-AcM1OkwXV/s800/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUwJw-Puvt5sWuHikEGZqGEweI_OsgWe9yK8jvumYFXKIr9nYONSyWeMg3QBX89OahKYMNzuRDLpv2DYFgMm7cY21pzHsHIdAllC_6QJxG33IvCHPNKlkEfXFSN5g6NuxqL9oWnSc6JfdKKV1aA_we2LoQMCFYOaW9Gz0tvLL4rfTA50HfA-AcM1OkwXV/s16000/02.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Had this for 4 months before I realized it changed colors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTtPDRqGRmDci2ltirrmhLCgeoQkgRBpjz8NohzyTrhqiVe1AR6tR8UP1DSo_cMauyabndsMz-sq3b_N0Hm_fpmL7GEcKaqI7fN40Qrrb87K4pRV2OhdB_aPHMb6vvqo-sbjDug13af2Z6TxxT_Xc9Z0mlLHKwYwtIucbZyCnQdJJX8eoV8fFTeMW7N7u/s800/03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTtPDRqGRmDci2ltirrmhLCgeoQkgRBpjz8NohzyTrhqiVe1AR6tR8UP1DSo_cMauyabndsMz-sq3b_N0Hm_fpmL7GEcKaqI7fN40Qrrb87K4pRV2OhdB_aPHMb6vvqo-sbjDug13af2Z6TxxT_Xc9Z0mlLHKwYwtIucbZyCnQdJJX8eoV8fFTeMW7N7u/s16000/03.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Got a bunch of files on these for a couple of people.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_e_KFn7ohfkINxDfWB0-CtbQ3rvJEf8gxcEU8qMWfDMY7I2vG2Nawi6_f1eWnfYfGwfwcki7ToH01JoWcSZsLcGhBqkiMZRW5T1sjNGO-aS13NiqV4DaWFv7Pw2t9dD6Qo1Fl2uR0-wg0Nf9eb8nLb_siVYauaTjnNaF1SVUYNmPgLZc4WfOOwl-i_Eaq/s800/04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_e_KFn7ohfkINxDfWB0-CtbQ3rvJEf8gxcEU8qMWfDMY7I2vG2Nawi6_f1eWnfYfGwfwcki7ToH01JoWcSZsLcGhBqkiMZRW5T1sjNGO-aS13NiqV4DaWFv7Pw2t9dD6Qo1Fl2uR0-wg0Nf9eb8nLb_siVYauaTjnNaF1SVUYNmPgLZc4WfOOwl-i_Eaq/s16000/04.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Backup drives. Top is 4TP WD, bottom is 2TB Seagate (not dead yet).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm52QdJUuHxOm-l-nj8AlFSmSRZ8SBYdMJHUD-oLMtks8aqKAdbR0znqo0aZi8Qb6l78K2dBuiUWveVsxVvBTNJe0fF-B9vlWjzqrcuHQpavmLt2WwssDd3zrnzbSzwlNTouJr-tzr7Et069F4_5tDkCVWnwe35-YjZSJER0-SjF5dhp1FYz7_PpGqq8Qq/s800/05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm52QdJUuHxOm-l-nj8AlFSmSRZ8SBYdMJHUD-oLMtks8aqKAdbR0znqo0aZi8Qb6l78K2dBuiUWveVsxVvBTNJe0fF-B9vlWjzqrcuHQpavmLt2WwssDd3zrnzbSzwlNTouJr-tzr7Et069F4_5tDkCVWnwe35-YjZSJER0-SjF5dhp1FYz7_PpGqq8Qq/s16000/05.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Formula for Time Dilation due to gravity.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQYFQc3sbOddJV2uj8okyg6nrfNLpv64jr8mF9glYU7waIC5Y3oA8hzjA7DQziMwLZNCFSuxAXw78zIWD8GK7ZY09gOjQAQ2Lf6qGGTNxYXSrp9wyt_lnEMpYiREZFzbswMa9KEIndE2srXiJdFf-n2Q5ssB9Hd5NyUT899oBSI34TKNOQ09WXfb2BFm1/s800/06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQYFQc3sbOddJV2uj8okyg6nrfNLpv64jr8mF9glYU7waIC5Y3oA8hzjA7DQziMwLZNCFSuxAXw78zIWD8GK7ZY09gOjQAQ2Lf6qGGTNxYXSrp9wyt_lnEMpYiREZFzbswMa9KEIndE2srXiJdFf-n2Q5ssB9Hd5NyUT899oBSI34TKNOQ09WXfb2BFm1/s16000/06.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reminder of settings for a Mandelbulb 3D fractal base.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEtanvr0KIAFpZOKIgAoHMdntisFFY7zbsR6lqL89OQvoKGT90fz-TEo-jRyFr238AUa45a9FjgiDjqPEidvKxgq7vKGJyudYY4EFO2v_iqp1tPQOZ_Bd9RmiLa08tAROSD3prsm7tVyWgk9J_L_4v7wT6YF56EZ3KfjdVdQ9vMpeMeePySYsycmw7udf/s800/07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEtanvr0KIAFpZOKIgAoHMdntisFFY7zbsR6lqL89OQvoKGT90fz-TEo-jRyFr238AUa45a9FjgiDjqPEidvKxgq7vKGJyudYY4EFO2v_iqp1tPQOZ_Bd9RmiLa08tAROSD3prsm7tVyWgk9J_L_4v7wT6YF56EZ3KfjdVdQ9vMpeMeePySYsycmw7udf/s16000/07.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Edema sucks, but socks help. I got compression socks, but they cut into my leg and that is NOT good for me. BTW, the towel hanging down is on the chair so I don't stick to the chair with my nude butt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDCvgHL2aHK4BltnuT4h7ApcM1cx79hlIkNajmzIaA0PXCwOcW0Pfga5U16vDtDVufNvm1XIZ6GqoTVTKn7cc-nTlyL0Yn9x9jsLGjAcx0xe4ARLniwGnRJ4Mo6Ihr5-nkAhSf9Hr_iXJEnM6X65JCfRPAe_gxmvQ2Un-JQmCqss4teUCK4jIeOC5s7RG/s800/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDCvgHL2aHK4BltnuT4h7ApcM1cx79hlIkNajmzIaA0PXCwOcW0Pfga5U16vDtDVufNvm1XIZ6GqoTVTKn7cc-nTlyL0Yn9x9jsLGjAcx0xe4ARLniwGnRJ4Mo6Ihr5-nkAhSf9Hr_iXJEnM6X65JCfRPAe_gxmvQ2Un-JQmCqss4teUCK4jIeOC5s7RG/s16000/08.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did NOT get the original in the mail, because our postal worker sometimes puts things in the wrong box and people DON'T bother to bring it to you. I need to send it to my worker at disability, but I have no bloody idea who my worker is right now and I am having a LOT of issues getting hold of anyone at the office and the mail box is always full.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HzW_H0haOjwGFod2Ee8MmvjrLRIQFjtw9oCNYiKIbyBpuUdxBXK1dhxAdLKTQXgYSlV18r4iL58t-G7jNChPeL-7nXZablJfpEf4aIw1-DSl5avkOuNuuwayiDQsrH5VBhCZKtz4Fpp3CFgHFbZw_mGGEyzJZonZSjzTEg_DKqv5Gaa78SEY-gdrDmRv/s800/09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HzW_H0haOjwGFod2Ee8MmvjrLRIQFjtw9oCNYiKIbyBpuUdxBXK1dhxAdLKTQXgYSlV18r4iL58t-G7jNChPeL-7nXZablJfpEf4aIw1-DSl5avkOuNuuwayiDQsrH5VBhCZKtz4Fpp3CFgHFbZw_mGGEyzJZonZSjzTEg_DKqv5Gaa78SEY-gdrDmRv/s16000/09.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Making a fractal yesterday. OK I made a bunch of them. I enjoy it, but today I'm not really into it at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvBYU4LAnWzBhVARVzWfSUKEaaIxtdPXwxd_BwhMQfLG-sfQbbwIvhnbKei1xEkCpTFDc8Tr_lPn4pn40oCXoO0ytzBUEez1xsujgSGHpKL-IdTjGHw3BHMdCdiZJ0CYsMiz8d8IgHWdK7vY6-gdfDACf49HT4KjFQXqLG3yNmIVhDQA2D9i-wV1m9cbl/s800/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvBYU4LAnWzBhVARVzWfSUKEaaIxtdPXwxd_BwhMQfLG-sfQbbwIvhnbKei1xEkCpTFDc8Tr_lPn4pn40oCXoO0ytzBUEez1xsujgSGHpKL-IdTjGHw3BHMdCdiZJ0CYsMiz8d8IgHWdK7vY6-gdfDACf49HT4KjFQXqLG3yNmIVhDQA2D9i-wV1m9cbl/s16000/10.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coffee is a pleasure. It's not good for people with Fibromyalgia, but I love it and I am not giving it up. Instead, I'm taking B1 supplements to compensate.</span></div> <p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-91689391226230544032024-03-10T18:59:00.003-06:002024-03-10T18:59:58.575-06:00FOE (2023) Review / Synopsis (Spoilers)<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">FOE (2023) is a science fiction movie rather different than the average. It makes you think deeply about humanity and how our world is being shaped by science and our desire to always advance and control our world. It does this on the liminal level and the subliminal level.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The world of the not too distant future is devastated by a global mega drought that has killed off most of the plants on earth. All that is left is cooperate farms that use the power of modern growing methods and heavy irrigation to grow crops. There is a scene with a massive dust storm like in the great depression.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The two leads are a husband and wife (Junior and Hen). You are lead to believe that Junior has been selected to go to a space station to work for a long time and that Hen will be left with a replacement like him that will be grown for her.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The man from the company stays with the couple on their farm for a while and "interviews" Junior and Hen. Junior seems to be reluctant at best and does a few very out of the ordinary things. The couple grow together rather strongly, and it is all going well other than the stress of his eventually leaving.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of the way through, there is a scene where people in suits are on the farm and flying craft are moving about. Junior grabs the shotgun and tries to defend his land. He is knocked out by one of the people in a suit. It is then you realize, this is actually the simulant that was grown to keep Hen company.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">We move into the house and there are people sitting in chairs looking at the simulant chained to the floor and struggling and crying. The real Junior comes in and is amazed how real it is and completely uncaring that it has feeling and emotions. Then again, the cooperate people don't care either. The only one who cared about it is Hen and she is extremely upset.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">We see the cold uncaring face of science and cooperate greed when they inject the simulant with something that will kill it. The fact that this is a living thinking being that has a sense of self, feelings, and the ability to love is ignored by all but hen. We are left to think, would this be us if it was to profit the cooperation? The strongest part for me of this section of the movie is Hen yelling, "This cannot be forgiven." Indeed, there is a lot we cannot forgive of the system.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hen goes and plays the piano (rather well I may add) and then smashes it with a shovel. The next morning Junior is in the kitchen getting a cup of coffee and looking for Hen. There is a note on the table with his name on it, but it is just a blank piece of paper. This is in reference to what she has said to the man interviewing the couple. She has left him.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cut to Junior sitting at the table with two place settings and a bottle of wine that has been supplied by the man who did the interviews. Junior is crying and in a bad state. Then walks in Hen and acts like nothing has happened. We are left feeling that it's not actually her from this.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">They get on well, and the blinking light on the back of the neck is not there like it was with the Junior simulant, so we think, "maybe it's really her." Then at the very end it cuts to the real Hen in a plain looking out the window as it takes off. The Hen on the far is in fact a simulant and the twisted experiment by the cooperation is still going on.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The acting in this movie is well above average and the writing is also above average. IMDB has this at 5.4/10 but I have to say this is an amazing movie and I think it is rather above the average person, as the thought needed to see the intent is rather deep - deeper than most people are willing to go with entertainment. I'm going to give this a 9/10. It drew me in deeply and it made me very emotional at times. It is extremely rare that I do not play with my phone when a movie is on, as I'm very addicted to the dang thing, but I never picked the phone up once.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are things I'm left wondering about however. Junior seems perfectly able when he comes home, but not long after he needs help into the bath tub. We never know what happened to make this so. I am left wondering if it's not actually him, and in the end it's two simulants on the farm together. Is this the beginning of a new engineered race of humans? There are indeed questions to be asked at the ending.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">To end, this is an amazing movie, and in my mind well worth watching.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsP3ya7ThreKnmfoYo7BeOq-q0ZsdwpfhvukvDWqJKQUVF8R_ranzILKZDO-jnHiD0sygAs1Vz4-CFwA_TREO0hBulYJvZS4KE5dPrbdNBhV9Jg-LujWZZyMpVn09G2ROPOCo9trnMoE7Pv8of8p20u-AvdvzM9VwQizfvc9Q1pCkbi7Ep7UqUVfcJwcu/s800/056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsP3ya7ThreKnmfoYo7BeOq-q0ZsdwpfhvukvDWqJKQUVF8R_ranzILKZDO-jnHiD0sygAs1Vz4-CFwA_TREO0hBulYJvZS4KE5dPrbdNBhV9Jg-LujWZZyMpVn09G2ROPOCo9trnMoE7Pv8of8p20u-AvdvzM9VwQizfvc9Q1pCkbi7Ep7UqUVfcJwcu/w200-h200/056.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-25414234158297026732024-03-09T11:14:00.001-06:002024-03-09T11:14:19.123-06:00324 Piece Jigsaw Solved (With Time).<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was from a set of puzzles generated with <a href="https://www.bing.com/images/create?FORM=GENILP" target="_blank">Bing Image Generator</a>. Most of them where 100 pieces, but I cranked a few up to 324 pieces, and this is the last of the 4 I set up that high. They all where solved in about the same time. Below is a screen shot of the solved screen, the puzzle, and the original graphic (click to enlarge and save).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hG2Qy-8Tvtg-cnrYSRgBh3m-puOSH6J-qMRknvtNRMiUo_SB_KEYEa5jqNSMa34VTyY464GHOldSeldmqXiuCJ0nvlVsk_CWbGKSkdYJEipr0dLReUODCguQe2I9OWlSOTFlxEY5NTImRWBiT6FxjXHenREh9ovR61solrrkOjovU3oqXImLOeSh-EG-/s765/P01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="765" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hG2Qy-8Tvtg-cnrYSRgBh3m-puOSH6J-qMRknvtNRMiUo_SB_KEYEa5jqNSMa34VTyY464GHOldSeldmqXiuCJ0nvlVsk_CWbGKSkdYJEipr0dLReUODCguQe2I9OWlSOTFlxEY5NTImRWBiT6FxjXHenREh9ovR61solrrkOjovU3oqXImLOeSh-EG-/w400-h400/P01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Solved screen (<a href="https://www.dgray.com/" target="_blank">Jigsaws Galore</a>).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKFXuVGb8Q80YxjSIAdYmn0SaPnZW_Qe-38zTsYAp_7QehYzuNthpF0S5NqbuZcwprrpuDoKKROvlknAvBF8SF7N-1UOknOoE58tVVZP-juhzC_0zTSlNbxrm8_v3tu3seXCzUkjxeeOSBK0mWnDjxV-xn8YCQXM0zRG0PrD19P4jCbe1wfDfGAAyyb8b/s765/P02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="765" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKFXuVGb8Q80YxjSIAdYmn0SaPnZW_Qe-38zTsYAp_7QehYzuNthpF0S5NqbuZcwprrpuDoKKROvlknAvBF8SF7N-1UOknOoE58tVVZP-juhzC_0zTSlNbxrm8_v3tu3seXCzUkjxeeOSBK0mWnDjxV-xn8YCQXM0zRG0PrD19P4jCbe1wfDfGAAyyb8b/w400-h400/P02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Completed Puzzle. 1 hour, 2 minutes, 26 seconds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDFwGPsXCdmPoTyzHqAUOC8L2SH9yek9aflsAmWWk2r3nEDnaXiN7OXSJnQol09eMlo41xLizGMK56OBM4T6uKP7Y9vzZGhQ5dQTGrlRolOmKKm27P4QVx7hNkgQGQanZin6iJsyY2azNO1NFX6j0_pkMo_jsgJYwkiC-q3xiNUSIiWlXqqwvMnfTHV6x/s1024/P03.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDFwGPsXCdmPoTyzHqAUOC8L2SH9yek9aflsAmWWk2r3nEDnaXiN7OXSJnQol09eMlo41xLizGMK56OBM4T6uKP7Y9vzZGhQ5dQTGrlRolOmKKm27P4QVx7hNkgQGQanZin6iJsyY2azNO1NFX6j0_pkMo_jsgJYwkiC-q3xiNUSIiWlXqqwvMnfTHV6x/w400-h400/P03.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Original graphic (image).</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-24547002039650222172024-03-09T08:51:00.000-06:002024-03-09T08:51:16.301-06:00GEN-X (1965 to 1980)<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't mess around with Gen-X, we are built differently. Our families had us formally trained in something by the time we were 2, we had keys to the house by 5, we could cook full meals at 7 and were pretty much self sufficient at 9.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">We left their house at dawn every Summer morning and didn't come back until nightfall and survived all day on water from garden hoses. We might have gotten a sandwich on the off chance that a friend's parents went shopping. We spent three quarters of our lives by ourselves as children, with a parent maybe checking on us, maybe twice a week. Most of us have evaded at least one kidnapping attempt, and we know 15 different ways to remove blood stains from our clothing.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are the real fuck around and find out people.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">P.S. Most of us know how to use power tools, and an excavator, they will never find a trace when we are done.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Side note: Our parents spanked us for almost everything we did wrong. It made us strong, and more often than not, kinky. 20% of us, when we get in a care home, will be asking the nurse for a spanking.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGdgyhIe0jAr5B21uVAc1mHzVBPGIg_6gXOdQap02Hb5xN1G0qCBleX5EZwlCmI39Zh30r6Ymh8BOOB-PM_jm4X9FFUPLKuNT0ktEHkUuF7NCFnGClZF_YIKkIvlB_JuLWKtqtkRkQvU2uelYnQIr83BC2gXfVSy0Jbm5Ew-LA82uGvWWqZq-PXyBs45X/s1024/GEN-X.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGdgyhIe0jAr5B21uVAc1mHzVBPGIg_6gXOdQap02Hb5xN1G0qCBleX5EZwlCmI39Zh30r6Ymh8BOOB-PM_jm4X9FFUPLKuNT0ktEHkUuF7NCFnGClZF_YIKkIvlB_JuLWKtqtkRkQvU2uelYnQIr83BC2gXfVSy0Jbm5Ew-LA82uGvWWqZq-PXyBs45X/s320/GEN-X.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Image generated with <a href="https://playground.com/create" target="_blank">Playground AI</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Feel free to copy and use this as you wish (text and/or image)</span></div>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-80704562561439957822024-03-08T07:24:00.002-06:002024-03-08T07:24:42.543-06:00$25 For Shipping a Bag of Cheetos<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GQzHmftAgloWqCqp4BlX-zf56TwZJGqR7awsU6zZaPEHyobNzsFd23HtPvbNHgPx144GzOsfbTyUua7hxHWMPuwTjnMQhgAEppfFchInCfK0ikvoqz28fWQnxJzODdXWi5CPccZU5uRf5UtwbcQLmh7r-VVTsZ6znMgUDxUPEXsaoGMgsah_0j_UkMbm/s800/Chips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GQzHmftAgloWqCqp4BlX-zf56TwZJGqR7awsU6zZaPEHyobNzsFd23HtPvbNHgPx144GzOsfbTyUua7hxHWMPuwTjnMQhgAEppfFchInCfK0ikvoqz28fWQnxJzODdXWi5CPccZU5uRf5UtwbcQLmh7r-VVTsZ6znMgUDxUPEXsaoGMgsah_0j_UkMbm/s320/Chips.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was on Amazon. First off, I can get this from the store down the street for $4.50. Secondly, $25 to deliver it, is rather a lot. It appears that at least 6 people have purchased it as well. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't imagine you never noticed it on your credit card, as you literally ignored it on the app. I've seen shipping for a T-shirt at over $200 once. This is for a single shirt.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">They are scamming you, but it's not illegal, as they told you the price of shipping, and you ignored it. These people are shady to say the least, but they are not breaking a law. I am not certain about Amazon policy however.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">ALWAYS check if shipping is from Amazon, or you have to pay for it. There was a DVD I wanted and got it from a seller like this, but shipping was $5. The price of the DVD was about $18 after shipping, so I got it. Another seller, shipping was $32, and I was like NOPE! Be wise and read the entire ad. Some also toss in a handling fee.</span></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-39289190393535585302024-03-06T10:55:00.000-06:002024-03-06T10:55:15.627-06:0015 Instagram Text Backgrounds You Can Use<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMtUPe9_C9_4gXWaqDa6xJNd3j64NHUNArddj5F6N9XCOzS1Hc6kmIys5yKuYrKM6dcyczxz-JZZ63BICrlsmjJBxWukiUflNMdqblJ6901VKhhTr1enQ7oD0xGY3OO8VjLz78PkbIJHpiQ49x7LfYTFJC1goVn-SUUDSc8c1mjcEwzerZ-2Hm5hqmRLa/s2048/03-06-2024-A4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMtUPe9_C9_4gXWaqDa6xJNd3j64NHUNArddj5F6N9XCOzS1Hc6kmIys5yKuYrKM6dcyczxz-JZZ63BICrlsmjJBxWukiUflNMdqblJ6901VKhhTr1enQ7oD0xGY3OO8VjLz78PkbIJHpiQ49x7LfYTFJC1goVn-SUUDSc8c1mjcEwzerZ-2Hm5hqmRLa/w640-h640/03-06-2024-A4.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSqIcQZ3PMd8klx4bjMb3R4Bn30zCdYgJWCoz69jboAVE0Eo-Y6H9Mr-KKE325_4I3xwMfo3NEKcdaH_HYcprsM30A4XoWx-Z9GJs8YSkwAzjF_VCApdmHRB-oBFmoMEDHtkvXzHCZoGIxlOKIKKleYo06N4JgA4p2PahlJ5YKziF-AZPVzS4GvjZirVu/w640-h640/Baffy%20Branch%20Tile.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Original image from my friend Baffy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqOORrGHPYoCOoQxKUnMAzXbUZdVveO0jXpmoucHB8nYcfyicLzG-HRD2Ddm7b_Sw_Ld4z0JfomazD6bHJvczwpC8XDfqUNi6z4WtmhvElo6KdrDvcLtK_ibq_dRnCunuNWF-LsVqmAdJDadWlYKF25rmsFj1klfo6UMz3jbCyKXLEp-SOrjpIFDGAEyN/s2048/Baffy%20Grass%20Tile.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqOORrGHPYoCOoQxKUnMAzXbUZdVveO0jXpmoucHB8nYcfyicLzG-HRD2Ddm7b_Sw_Ld4z0JfomazD6bHJvczwpC8XDfqUNi6z4WtmhvElo6KdrDvcLtK_ibq_dRnCunuNWF-LsVqmAdJDadWlYKF25rmsFj1klfo6UMz3jbCyKXLEp-SOrjpIFDGAEyN/w640-h640/Baffy%20Grass%20Tile.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Original image from my friend Baffy</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSUXh3Z6_th-fDu3LQRFV5tMMmA67KWWhEa3LPUHmZjxNMl-BUhtHT5nfSWHtfZc0k5J-er9R-_mwOOYc3crHX1l8nFSA_QeAZ0z5AodiV6RCk-YKdIeSMo_McKWhNBFMYWQbied6NyY4QA68NCOSbIquBdtl40MnKyhJFDAHwn9Q6w3lCyOWB6GR8IoH/s2048/Baffy%20Rock%20Tile.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSUXh3Z6_th-fDu3LQRFV5tMMmA67KWWhEa3LPUHmZjxNMl-BUhtHT5nfSWHtfZc0k5J-er9R-_mwOOYc3crHX1l8nFSA_QeAZ0z5AodiV6RCk-YKdIeSMo_McKWhNBFMYWQbied6NyY4QA68NCOSbIquBdtl40MnKyhJFDAHwn9Q6w3lCyOWB6GR8IoH/w640-h640/Baffy%20Rock%20Tile.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Original image from my friend Baffy</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHAn4kLxZoJrlFiUBwNG_JIdo7fqJbOE4KDVGlpwCHMqSE2rebcc_1C8rT7OmcEWRDnD3X-LaxSSsY6JRWpr5ChP6xDhQ7-_6DZw8DOGCTcmgztlhVdIRmtWPHkumUdrab62pcZs8GdII4tdnmk-mM38I4xyvk0t5xHft1AGLNH8MDvk86Ilbazo9ZoYm/s2048/Baffy%20Tree%20Tile.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHAn4kLxZoJrlFiUBwNG_JIdo7fqJbOE4KDVGlpwCHMqSE2rebcc_1C8rT7OmcEWRDnD3X-LaxSSsY6JRWpr5ChP6xDhQ7-_6DZw8DOGCTcmgztlhVdIRmtWPHkumUdrab62pcZs8GdII4tdnmk-mM38I4xyvk0t5xHft1AGLNH8MDvk86Ilbazo9ZoYm/w640-h640/Baffy%20Tree%20Tile.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Original image from my friend Baffy</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkjJPgtNoleUPVhLjfRAZHGBHl-Wh_sFsozOOM5rDLtDROKkGjTdCSG8H6pZ5AUdsPLrtEPlZF70NCjBxS5l0y988JQBPfT0_byQ-4hGCUQkYD7Or_pD5Pvz7YIbZeZ5ioRLKzK14Y_w68Wf9NucrqHJS-EJG2dn9VP1PBDTuWIoUoSLEMBhxbN8dEV3s/s2048/Dave%20Chip%20Tile.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkjJPgtNoleUPVhLjfRAZHGBHl-Wh_sFsozOOM5rDLtDROKkGjTdCSG8H6pZ5AUdsPLrtEPlZF70NCjBxS5l0y988JQBPfT0_byQ-4hGCUQkYD7Or_pD5Pvz7YIbZeZ5ioRLKzK14Y_w68Wf9NucrqHJS-EJG2dn9VP1PBDTuWIoUoSLEMBhxbN8dEV3s/w640-h640/Dave%20Chip%20Tile.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Original image, me eating a potato chip</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwISfYHJxqHPVxJnxGgMCWVuvt9dC0-RbsoC0coAmetRnmHTU7D0xd61Nl4urMt6ESEQT1rO5flYx3RlTsfZbDqbvug8XMJx4iNVHXbPj90VsO3RFffUwxFzuc1prdi7vG2NcsRvRvAsnWkAjBOjY673DDTGZ7RN3YkjsnUsRSYd8Z2FBLSsuKjUYR-Zm/s2048/Tea%20Bag%20Tile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwISfYHJxqHPVxJnxGgMCWVuvt9dC0-RbsoC0coAmetRnmHTU7D0xd61Nl4urMt6ESEQT1rO5flYx3RlTsfZbDqbvug8XMJx4iNVHXbPj90VsO3RFffUwxFzuc1prdi7vG2NcsRvRvAsnWkAjBOjY673DDTGZ7RN3YkjsnUsRSYd8Z2FBLSsuKjUYR-Zm/w640-h640/Tea%20Bag%20Tile.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Original image, a tea bag that dried out</span></div> <p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-56327402479023647312024-03-06T07:10:00.005-06:002024-03-06T07:10:55.736-06:00AI Becoming Useless<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LINsj8EwUPR1Nk3BumsnArHdtmMxqtEN-JR2KDCC1KbBtq7QhFmAR6oVuOoqr28XkoQ7hSyBDSDp0sTpY0iEF2TaGh55XezzmJ4E56gSW9YBrJUwauTjsp5L51OKpRELOVY_AH8AQG0r0waBQiPfHD62D8_WclHnEd1i2UE6-13sU59ownFiQCRkyYtK/s800/Screenshot_20240305_133801_Edge.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="503" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LINsj8EwUPR1Nk3BumsnArHdtmMxqtEN-JR2KDCC1KbBtq7QhFmAR6oVuOoqr28XkoQ7hSyBDSDp0sTpY0iEF2TaGh55XezzmJ4E56gSW9YBrJUwauTjsp5L51OKpRELOVY_AH8AQG0r0waBQiPfHD62D8_WclHnEd1i2UE6-13sU59ownFiQCRkyYtK/s320/Screenshot_20240305_133801_Edge.png" width="201" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now I did not say anything sexual in this, or nudity - it's a teddy bear. So bondage I'm guessing was what got it flagged by the system. Honestly, I've gotten this message with just a cat in a field of flowers - how the hell was that offensive. JFK playing chess with Marilyn Monroe was flagged by the system as well. Bing is literally massively over the top with censoring you when using their image generator.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I went over to Deep Dream Generator and put this prompt in. Ended up burning off most of my points on it and never got anything close to what I wanted. I think they have set it up to waste your points now, as it used to be very good at giving me what I want.</span></div> <p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-9655311299396883622024-03-05T05:54:00.000-06:002024-03-05T05:54:06.796-06:00I'm Stressed and I'm Not Alone<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6 Signs You're Way Too Stressed:</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-709569fa-7fff-c0d8-c5b7-4c71c0534bc0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">✓</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> You're perpetually sick and just can't seem to get over it.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">✓</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Your back and/or neck is always hurting.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">✓</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> You're having trouble concentrating.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">✓</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> You're having trouble sleeping well.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">Your hair is falling out.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">✓</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> You have a headache that just won't go away.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">5 out of 6 - this just can’t be good. This all has been going on for 15 years or so now, and is much worse in the last 2 years. With my health problems, money issues, and an addiction to deal with, life has sucked rather a lot the last couple of years. Being that the price of food has doubled in the last year, and my income has been the same for many years, life has not been that happy. The worst part is, the chronic lack of sleep has made my physical health deteriorate faster, so it’s a never ending cycle that is slowly getting worse and accelerating.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m very much not alone in my group of friends with this, a lot of them are also dealing with the same kind of health and money issues. The decline in the economy has made people literally sick, and this is putting a strain on the healthcare system as well as the people. Government seems stuck unable to make effective changes to the healthcare system or generate better paying jobs for people. We can’t afford more taxes and without them, there is no magic money to bolster the hospitals and hire more doctors and nurses.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">I honestly don’t see myself having a better life at all before I die. I think it’s just going to keep getting worse. Even in subsidized housing, the utility fees keep going up every year and I have the same money year after year. The prices of everything go up, and I’m stuck on the same amount of money as the year before and before that. So this health issue called stress will never be gone, it’s just going to get worse.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYi51nLCOlRaUEvhAU84VfdXEgzNix-EzEKINyPe7FEkFwgKSvIsFJqT85SmM5ubkFUla1lLk3gnXhgaE1jF1SbQobYexUz614bSnyf0WIR_-gZGiTHJ5eDz3y3VjohGsD1bSXgR5EfF1sJkwi2hWCpx_ayy2nmMKW-Kcwvai9rFfqSBuDBlCTkJFh87B/s800/Stress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYi51nLCOlRaUEvhAU84VfdXEgzNix-EzEKINyPe7FEkFwgKSvIsFJqT85SmM5ubkFUla1lLk3gnXhgaE1jF1SbQobYexUz614bSnyf0WIR_-gZGiTHJ5eDz3y3VjohGsD1bSXgR5EfF1sJkwi2hWCpx_ayy2nmMKW-Kcwvai9rFfqSBuDBlCTkJFh87B/w200-h200/Stress.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-44400686457626178752024-03-05T05:22:00.000-06:002024-03-05T05:22:12.595-06:003 - 144 Piece AI Generated Puzzles Done (Times)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-BlOgG9EsFOI8-QV1y2R-EuOB-hKsUTXi_7owN_nsxa6xmnJdNZ3V8OIbmRgq18HtI0xZSfIKEkwCvhF-5-o2Gwv611G0mXWySOqVnl04reTgTk7Xp-P9VenPc9sVr8MLQXtihBzM8dA_e67k3nuQqcmNMnaeFlEV2qhrIwZFtOuT5U9iiu9Rsw8-38W/s768/A%20144%20pieces%20-%209%20min%2042%20sec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-BlOgG9EsFOI8-QV1y2R-EuOB-hKsUTXi_7owN_nsxa6xmnJdNZ3V8OIbmRgq18HtI0xZSfIKEkwCvhF-5-o2Gwv611G0mXWySOqVnl04reTgTk7Xp-P9VenPc9sVr8MLQXtihBzM8dA_e67k3nuQqcmNMnaeFlEV2qhrIwZFtOuT5U9iiu9Rsw8-38W/s16000/A%20144%20pieces%20-%209%20min%2042%20sec.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pusheen Hero Set - 144 Pieces - 9 min. 42 sec.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB7i60ZYrailvwCU78V2GSthPVq_hA2rbTQrIJf1raWoWxL6FprMl5liIWT34C3P2L5o9HDQ7E335UZlgaXjLvuDlZ0Bwx0QUX5vGkjZCdPcI93ITEGduiS6_hLdDyQ3pVjTXHp-JTXobc_3iIwMKQNXctuCWByylNmlAjKkznUtZhiKfC_uXaMr6jjyC/s768/B%20144%20pieces%20-%209%20min%2045%20sec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB7i60ZYrailvwCU78V2GSthPVq_hA2rbTQrIJf1raWoWxL6FprMl5liIWT34C3P2L5o9HDQ7E335UZlgaXjLvuDlZ0Bwx0QUX5vGkjZCdPcI93ITEGduiS6_hLdDyQ3pVjTXHp-JTXobc_3iIwMKQNXctuCWByylNmlAjKkznUtZhiKfC_uXaMr6jjyC/s16000/B%20144%20pieces%20-%209%20min%2045%20sec.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Red Sails Set - 144 Pieces - 9 min. 45 sec.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwTQguTWD06XVkCIzOtbisNsW_hvd-cOskIy0f3Ze673IDJxDGQUtLW7MqGHMB0XKG8IrZu-LbOPXJ6u1Dcl3Isn2jOlX3mkg5QGrBX-vwF-T5zs3cdgTLH6rY9osSpx5SkOFZYx-X62iGuso_9qchYQHyuXCSyoUu2vqtSD73LLozCITKexXAHMSbEcF/s768/C%20144%20pieces%20-%2010%20min%2045%20sec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwTQguTWD06XVkCIzOtbisNsW_hvd-cOskIy0f3Ze673IDJxDGQUtLW7MqGHMB0XKG8IrZu-LbOPXJ6u1Dcl3Isn2jOlX3mkg5QGrBX-vwF-T5zs3cdgTLH6rY9osSpx5SkOFZYx-X62iGuso_9qchYQHyuXCSyoUu2vqtSD73LLozCITKexXAHMSbEcF/s16000/C%20144%20pieces%20-%2010%20min%2045%20sec.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 X 6 Set - 144 Pieces - 10 min. 45 sec.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All puzzles made with <a href="https://www.bing.com/images/create?FORM=GENILP" target="_blank">Bing Image Generator</a>.</span></div> <p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-39284982791594176132024-02-27T09:19:00.003-06:002024-02-27T09:19:44.528-06:0024 Cocktails and 1 Shooter<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Here are 24 cocktails and 1 shooter to try if you like something different now and then. Note there are a couple of "dirty words" in a couple of the titles. Enjoy and drink responsibly.</span></div><hr /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Velvet Elvis</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Jack Daniel's</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Sour Mix</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Top with Sprite</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Snow Dayz</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Vanilla Vodka</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Blue Curacao</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Fill with Ginger Ale</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Stir Well</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Papa Smurf</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Blue Curacao</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Coconut Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Sweet & Sour Mix</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Top With Sprite</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish With Cherry</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">57 Chevy</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Gin</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Peach Schnapps</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Orange Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Pineapple Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish With Cherry</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Hennessy Island</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In an empty glass, add:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1/2oz Island Pucker</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1/2oz Blue Curacao</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Add Ice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In A Shaker Add:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Coconut Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1/2oz Lime Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3oz Pineapple Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Shake and Pour Over Ice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Float 1 1/2oz Hennessey on top</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish With Cherry</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Florida Whiskey Smash</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Hell House Whiskey</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1tsp Lemon Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1tsp Lime Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish With Orange, Lime, & Mint</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Love Potion #9</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Vodka</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Peach Schnapps</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3oz Pink Grapefruit Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish With A Heart Shaped Strawberry</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Mai Tai</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1 1/2oz Spiced Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Coconut Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3oz Pineapple Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Orange Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1 splash Grenadine</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Dirty Bong Water</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Blue Curacao</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Amaretto</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Chambord</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Sweet & Sour Mix</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Hakuna Matata</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Grenadine at the bottom of empty glass</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In shaker:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Spiced Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Coconut Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Banana Liqueur</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4oz Pineapple Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Shake and pour over ice in glass</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">The Boot</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Root Beer Schnapps</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Amaretto</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Lime Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish with a lime slice</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Casino Royale</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Vodka</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Aperol</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">0.5oz Grapefruit Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish with a cherry</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Thundercunt</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Muddle Blueberries and Cherries</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Add Crushed Ice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Irish Whiskey</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Cherry Brandy</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Top With Club Soda</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish With Cherry</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">After Work Special</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3/4oz White Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3/4oz Coconut Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3/4oz Amaretto</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Orange Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Pineapple Juice</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Angry Watermelon Shot</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Rim Shot Glass With Tajin</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Smirnoff Tamarind Vodka</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">0.5oz Watermelon Pucker</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">0.5oz Sprite</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Dirty Whore Bath Water</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Vodka</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Sour Apple Pucker</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Fill With Lemonade</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">The Fuzzy Beaver</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Peach Whiskey</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Cherry Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Top With Sprite</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish With Cherry</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">The Frenchy</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1.5oz Pear Vodka</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Cranberry Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3oz Pineapple Juice</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Star Fucker</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Crown Royal Whiskey</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Watermelon Pucker</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6oz Red Bull</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Holy Water</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Vodka</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">0.5oz Blue Curacao</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Lemonade</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Pineapple Juice</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Lake Erie Monster</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Blue Curacao</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Coconut Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Amaretto</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Top With Red Bull</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Sex In The Jungle</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz White Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Melon Liqueur</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Vodka</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Orange Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Pineapple Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Garnish With Orange Slice and 2 Cherries</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Spiced Apple</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Spiced Rum</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Apple Pucker</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Fill With Cranberry Juice</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">The Prison Bitch</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Vodka</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Triple Sec</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1oz Amaretto</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Cranberry Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Orange Juice</span></div><hr /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Red Fog</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2oz Gin</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">0.5oz Lemon Juice</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3oz Mountain Dew Code Red</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Top With Red Bull</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXJOYrH-AQgOsyCWFFco_BHhviZ1b6E0AAzm4lVbQNaqwJNNWjxU5tk_KiLC4qfnqYOt2LCH3jf5MTRbb4CDxAK2dgspQEG4H1T5ePxyL_saHPUelXcW6F9l50YUCpfSS5SBXQsmSh_z_KONUvCb0ywpML1zrnL6hg-t96rqB5I4TM2mA9rhGdgcdj_td/s800/Red%20Drink%204.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXJOYrH-AQgOsyCWFFco_BHhviZ1b6E0AAzm4lVbQNaqwJNNWjxU5tk_KiLC4qfnqYOt2LCH3jf5MTRbb4CDxAK2dgspQEG4H1T5ePxyL_saHPUelXcW6F9l50YUCpfSS5SBXQsmSh_z_KONUvCb0ywpML1zrnL6hg-t96rqB5I4TM2mA9rhGdgcdj_td/w200-h200/Red%20Drink%204.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><br /></div>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-12119209311395022762024-02-26T16:05:00.003-06:002024-02-26T16:05:34.150-06:00Remembering the Voyageur Restaurant in Moose Jaw<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ywyZ_ywQ00yLHj4GPMmAs_-4AEgzDPFp-RxTQFANk_-ZaRhltfzf0ceKrRQN_c8vv7NtpkbxDicmLfolAJSHU-PREZMqCQ0VY56taLzqp5-QM0PFXjwhtuRHIyAzmhiEScbv2RxUcLITd2H28QA6NQbH7_kvTOxri6hnzQzq-zTyM9MMPqILDjUH9OL4/s850/A%20Voyageur%20Mooste%20Jaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="850" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ywyZ_ywQ00yLHj4GPMmAs_-4AEgzDPFp-RxTQFANk_-ZaRhltfzf0ceKrRQN_c8vv7NtpkbxDicmLfolAJSHU-PREZMqCQ0VY56taLzqp5-QM0PFXjwhtuRHIyAzmhiEScbv2RxUcLITd2H28QA6NQbH7_kvTOxri6hnzQzq-zTyM9MMPqILDjUH9OL4/s320/A%20Voyageur%20Mooste%20Jaw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the actual Voyageur restaurant I went to as a kid with my family. It was just outside of the city at the time and is now <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100034999581429" target="_blank">R&S Family Restaurant</a>. We tended to only go there for breakfast when on our way to Regina, Yourkton or some other place out of town. I remember fondly the creamers that looked like a cow (below) and that there was puzzles with pegs you had to jump the pegs and clear all but the odd colored peg to win. I may be romanticizing it as we often do with memories of our youth in our old age, but I recall a great feeling of belonging and just plane joy at being there. The place has actually changed a lot over the years in how it looks but the unique ceiling they had in it is still the same. It has changed hands many times over the years, but the new owners seem to be making a go of it to say the least, and there is talk of a second location opening. It was such a simpler time, and I did not have a worry in the world. I know I took photos of R&S but I can't find them in my archive, so I can't show you the way it looks now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYAIXuOu34j2zlQULobzeTNoSgdE4ehaencjuXztXSMPA6RZ3ILMpu5q6PsS2u6Ep6km1gWc9E-r7auGJK6SsfGaGFMsoeIJmoMWbkl_t_zLCLw_xN8Vupa_6WFYNiVLV5d96Paqgt3u8LRJlZ-LVPWhHdaxDliGjJv6vJe9_0YEH_3dmFVJ4tE8J8OVO/s1166/B%20Sippy%20Straw%20Cup%20'N'%20Creamer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="850" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYAIXuOu34j2zlQULobzeTNoSgdE4ehaencjuXztXSMPA6RZ3ILMpu5q6PsS2u6Ep6km1gWc9E-r7auGJK6SsfGaGFMsoeIJmoMWbkl_t_zLCLw_xN8Vupa_6WFYNiVLV5d96Paqgt3u8LRJlZ-LVPWhHdaxDliGjJv6vJe9_0YEH_3dmFVJ4tE8J8OVO/s320/B%20Sippy%20Straw%20Cup%20'N'%20Creamer.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">These are exactly the same as the "Moo Cow" creamers, with just a different thing printed on them. They are however not as I remember for some reason. I honestly thought it was more like an actual cow shape, not just the head of a cow. I really do wish I had one. I did however purchase both kinds of the puzzles, the triangle one and the cross shaped one. I recall my brother not being able to do them when I was able to and he always seemed a bit annoyed that I could do it, and that it did not take me long to figure it out.</span></div> <p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-5412933044541533412024-02-25T10:02:00.000-06:002024-02-25T10:02:06.572-06:003 Sets of Free Puzzles for Jigsaws Galore<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.mediafire.com/file/xa62hl54yitexfj/AI_Jigsaws_2.zip/file" target="_blank">AI puzzles 2</a> consists of 3 folders of puzzles for <a href="https://www.dgray.com/" target="_blank">Jigsaws Galore</a>. This is free to be shared but not sold. They are all generated with <a href="https://www.bing.com/images/create?FORM=GENILP" target="_blank">Bing Image Creator</a>. The folders are as follows:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Red Sails (45 puzzles at 81 pieces each)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Paper Fractals (36 puzzles at 81 pieces each)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fire Fractals (27 puzzles at 144 pieces each)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy and keep smiling. Download link is above. Note to use Bing Image Creator, you need a Microsoft account.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwId_XubfGtoBEP_xx1ALX6pFJwAUjZ4bs8osoIIbfDQFqyUv1-DLBjFGgkGE98BYk84EzZDP5c7fz5L7spV3IHV6k1HgGQqn4EDcMFklx7UAsB-N1zUi7OQASGDKVFcgoTENj4eqS8IV29SJChKLUruazgxyvEoc1A0ygP8_nZxgeh7RuAspVRR3p1aN/s800/Puzzles%20Thub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwId_XubfGtoBEP_xx1ALX6pFJwAUjZ4bs8osoIIbfDQFqyUv1-DLBjFGgkGE98BYk84EzZDP5c7fz5L7spV3IHV6k1HgGQqn4EDcMFklx7UAsB-N1zUi7OQASGDKVFcgoTENj4eqS8IV29SJChKLUruazgxyvEoc1A0ygP8_nZxgeh7RuAspVRR3p1aN/w200-h200/Puzzles%20Thub.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-22286701277317682322024-02-25T09:02:00.004-06:002024-02-25T09:02:39.867-06:00Update on Life and More<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vMrCfY85tRystW5nonutpyAuazf7TYv7lj0K5azbSTjgEYVe_TDB9DPWxM6_hVA2b-idAESCQhzQxRKS7U4iwXYVlaokWWFxyYAaZ8hWopJom5wG8hh2ZHofIg5cb9RwJvb4m5C5dXbLTTzFTnqC4EvUH3_8_kL0T2XKBUlNBm25fLoFnxpmr3jrCey3/s800/A1%20Me%20Eh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vMrCfY85tRystW5nonutpyAuazf7TYv7lj0K5azbSTjgEYVe_TDB9DPWxM6_hVA2b-idAESCQhzQxRKS7U4iwXYVlaokWWFxyYAaZ8hWopJom5wG8hh2ZHofIg5cb9RwJvb4m5C5dXbLTTzFTnqC4EvUH3_8_kL0T2XKBUlNBm25fLoFnxpmr3jrCey3/w640-h640/A1%20Me%20Eh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here I am smiling because I have one of my subscriptions being covered by a friend from now on. It's only $8.88 but it helps a little - every little bit of saving helps me, and I no longer have to worry about it. As well, other than yesterday being a series of strong panic attacks, this week has been mostly very good to me. I am loved, I am safe, I am warm and dry, I have food to eat, I have streaming to watch, I have music to listen too - Life if good and I am grateful.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVUZoPgsBUigzp7nulFlEeKn7ibzxYyWapWsAVPALhg-v_XSuaRvJlBb5PwQFLa1inea-hl_XF8o9PHVlKT-C3RE5Wduvz8yUuB4nwpHxoNtasf61Vcm4n6jGdroUSRbCRNfTAcirGET650QIBzV1NddEfEI2wVmASFkq_py7z2ngzEDPOfYuNpo79qFz/s800/A2%20Weight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVUZoPgsBUigzp7nulFlEeKn7ibzxYyWapWsAVPALhg-v_XSuaRvJlBb5PwQFLa1inea-hl_XF8o9PHVlKT-C3RE5Wduvz8yUuB4nwpHxoNtasf61Vcm4n6jGdroUSRbCRNfTAcirGET650QIBzV1NddEfEI2wVmASFkq_py7z2ngzEDPOfYuNpo79qFz/w640-h640/A2%20Weight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've only been eating once a day for more than a week now. This was the result last week on Tuesday. This is Sunday, in 2 more days I'll see if I am down even more or not. I was not trying to do this, it's just that my tummy has been upset for a long time and I am generally not feeling hungry at all. Normally because of a medication I feel hungry all the time, even when I am very full of food - but right now, I don't feel like eating, and I have no idea why. Loss of apatite can be a sign of several serious medical conditions, but I really don't think that's it. I think it's just my tummy being upset all the time killing the urge to eat. If it keeps up much longer, I'll go to my doctor and get checked out, I just don't really like the idea of the possibility of a scope being crammed down my throat to my stomach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxSlzOO2NK5A7HnzDrpu3WouTzRGwGNlBOMcKIjeAjeRQHVqq4cc2r6pKLUd5BUobW7Th27wTnRh8I9gUBLvdNgarMfyJq03uQOJ1KKKnKQH89YNB5J-s3Fs7h1nNxhJoMTYrCNM-2Yaw0lWp8PiB96_yOBKa6kyshOGLnRD8DTcQjOtXnjdml3nVdGRF/s800/A3%20Cat%20Butt%20Coster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxSlzOO2NK5A7HnzDrpu3WouTzRGwGNlBOMcKIjeAjeRQHVqq4cc2r6pKLUd5BUobW7Th27wTnRh8I9gUBLvdNgarMfyJq03uQOJ1KKKnKQH89YNB5J-s3Fs7h1nNxhJoMTYrCNM-2Yaw0lWp8PiB96_yOBKa6kyshOGLnRD8DTcQjOtXnjdml3nVdGRF/w640-h640/A3%20Cat%20Butt%20Coster.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a cool coaster my friend knitted for me a few years ago. If you don't see it, it's a cats butt LOL. It brings me joy every time I look at it, so I am extra happy every time I have coffee or tea. It's the little things that make you smile some times.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjffZVbc5v4Oopaz8CwwtV52IWVSm6ArQ7gqJ7rfarDYZJlt0nUDVd-aCgjlRGzEx6dxiYpbA75n2xMOi0jMK_GNJ089zCE04LUFZHsJzj4fjgT3oLnotVeVtm0PFNhr4YFgNFSNXA5G3h_TJQkxPmbdYO-kMvu1Do2trXvLwnwPSsZm9MJUSCqgIUGND/s708/A4%20MB3D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="708" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjffZVbc5v4Oopaz8CwwtV52IWVSm6ArQ7gqJ7rfarDYZJlt0nUDVd-aCgjlRGzEx6dxiYpbA75n2xMOi0jMK_GNJ089zCE04LUFZHsJzj4fjgT3oLnotVeVtm0PFNhr4YFgNFSNXA5G3h_TJQkxPmbdYO-kMvu1Do2trXvLwnwPSsZm9MJUSCqgIUGND/w640-h232/A4%20MB3D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The program using almost all of my CPU time is one I use a lot to make 3D fractals. You really can't do anything else while it's running unless you turn down the thread count on it. I've never had a program do this before, it's the only one that uses a vast amount of CPU time. Everything else knows how to share with other programs. I'd like to see someone make a 64 bit version of the program, and fix a couple of bugs in it while they are at it. But I don't think that is going to happen, the person who has been updating it, I am told is no longer going that - so it's now unsupported as far as future updates.</span></div> <p></p>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683248557101510546.post-61472190483127062272024-02-18T15:17:00.002-06:002024-02-18T15:17:43.796-06:0018 AI Jigsaw Puzzles Completed With Times (and Original Images to Use)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXASueqp2r_aUr4ZSubbl3j2GDlZ-7eZ3SeTBQBr_xvPfob4rEHRQ1SHk-V27mjvapK9yo4Da69JoGPe3YAnQ0avJZnv2cgsm-Q5M87iWGNwAfRrJKCSiWDBtFa8nBzUU3nag0Gz6jG3PrmxqDKGQzDQTvDmLRJOzY4cDMV4gnNyB3I0A_Yopa-wkj09n0/s765/Cat%201%20-%20144%20pieces%2010%20min%208%20sec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="765" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXASueqp2r_aUr4ZSubbl3j2GDlZ-7eZ3SeTBQBr_xvPfob4rEHRQ1SHk-V27mjvapK9yo4Da69JoGPe3YAnQ0avJZnv2cgsm-Q5M87iWGNwAfRrJKCSiWDBtFa8nBzUU3nag0Gz6jG3PrmxqDKGQzDQTvDmLRJOzY4cDMV4gnNyB3I0A_Yopa-wkj09n0/s16000/Cat%201%20-%20144%20pieces%2010%20min%208%20sec.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Not a bath, a shower. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Use water as hot or cold as you like. You don’t even need to wash. Just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. Sit on the floor if you got to.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Put on clean, comfortable clothes. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Put on your favorite underwear. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Those ridiculous boxers you bought last Christmas with candy cane hearts on the butt? Put them on.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Drink cold water. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Use ice. If you want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clean something. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Doesn’t have to be anything big. Organize one drawer of a desk. Wash five dirty dishes. Do a load of laundry. Scrub the bathroom sink. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blast music. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Listen to something upbeat and loud, something that’s got lots of energy. Sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Make food. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don’t just grab a granola bar to munch. Take the time and make food. Even if it’s ramen. Add something special to it, like a soft boiled egg or some veggies. Prepare food, it tastes way better, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Make something. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. Even if you don’t think you’re good at it. Create. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Go outside. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Take a walk. Bundle up if you have too. Listen to whatever birds winter where you are, watch the squirrels, admire whatever lights are in the trees. Go to the mailbox, send a letter, a bill, a card. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Call someone. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. Talk to a stranger on the street. Have a conversation and listen to someone’s voice. If you can’t bring yourself to call, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. Even if you don’t say much, listen to them. It helps. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cuddle your pets if you have them/can cuddle them. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Take pictures of them. Talk to them. Tell them how you feel, about your favorite movie, a new game coming out, anything. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">May seem small or silly to some, but this list keeps people alive. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">* At your absolute best you won’t be good enough for the wrong people. But at your worst, you’ll still be worth it to the right ones. Remember that. Keep holding on. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">* In case nobody has told you today I love you and you are worth your weight and then some in gold, so be kind to yourself and most of all keep pushing on!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Find something to be grateful for!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzVWsPshci1vjG_G4YxQTT5OKwemiUJvQz9NgdDZEuUrvGsJxbYQ_5XYa7muT1upd98Tk6id6vBL26-M_7037oLdA3vmC6LQGOD3pp7GmrcYdAwS56C8f58VfJFTb8bUnEAHpP3RCwiNXD6x8SXf1EOgxicrSS79Cf4nHUiUHFux83Upcf5ECcXnnpKGN/s800/Depression.ico" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzVWsPshci1vjG_G4YxQTT5OKwemiUJvQz9NgdDZEuUrvGsJxbYQ_5XYa7muT1upd98Tk6id6vBL26-M_7037oLdA3vmC6LQGOD3pp7GmrcYdAwS56C8f58VfJFTb8bUnEAHpP3RCwiNXD6x8SXf1EOgxicrSS79Cf4nHUiUHFux83Upcf5ECcXnnpKGN/s320/Depression.ico" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Dave Nicholsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055266381604457242noreply@blogger.com1